At the 2024 Local Government Service Week at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (CFA), Managing Director of the Anambra State ICT Agency, emphasized the crucial role of technology for the state’s future. He highlighted Governor Soludo’s commitment to making Anambra’s workforce, including local government […]
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Minimum wage: Labour rejects govs bid to take over negotiations
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the suggestion by governors that they should be allowed to determine their workers’ wages, saying among others, that it is not only dictatorial but against the concept of the minimum wage. NLC, in a statement, warned the state governors against further inflammatory statements concerning […]
Tinubu appoints eight new permanent secretaries
President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the federal civil service. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in […]
NSCDC nabs four vandals, recovers rifle in FCT operations
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested four suspected vandals in the Kwali area council. The Command’s spokesman, Samuel Idoko, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said that one of the suspects was nabbed while removing an armoured […]
Rivers State Governor Fubara Says PDP Has Fail The State.
Rivers State governor, Siminialayi Fubara has claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has failed the state. Fubara said this while receiving a delegation from the Senate Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, led by Senator Orji Uzo Kalu, on Thursday. The governor who was reportedly disappointed at the party’s silence […]
Traders blame high cost of food items in Nigeria on insecurity.
Traders in Ose Okwodu Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have blamed the rising cost of food items in Nigeria on the insecurity bedeviling the country. The traders stated this through their market leaders on Thursday when the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC) visited the market for a survey […]
Yahaya Bello tells court To Transfer His case to Kogi.
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who is facing a 19-count charge, has written a letter to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, pleading to be allowed to face his trial in Kogi. Ex-governor Bello, in the letter he wrote through […]
ICYMI: Private aircraft used for money laundering, drug trafficking – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has claimed that certain private aircraft operating in Nigeria are being used for money laundering, drug trafficking, and other illicit activities. The disclosure was made by Keyamo on Thursday, June 27, at the Abuja Ministry of Aviation during the formation of […]
Nigerian Army promotes first female officer trained in UK military academy to Lieutenant.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered the promotion of Second Lieutenant Oluchukwu Owowoh to the substantive rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. The Nigerian Defence Academy disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Wednesday. Nigeria’s first female UK military academy graduate promises to […]
Nkwo Agulu to become International Market.
The Agulu community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State has unveiled plans to upgrade Nkwo Agulu market to international market in the area. This decision was reached at an emergency national executive meeting of the Agulu People’s Union (APU) held on June 22, 2024. Presided over by the […]